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Battle of Otterburn

Battle of Otterburn was a battle fought on 5 August 1388 at Otterburn, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The recorded result: Scottish victory. Recorded strength: Up to 8,000 against Up to 6,000.

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Battle of Otterburn (1388). Miniature from Jean Froissart, Chroniques .
Battle of Otterburn (1388). Miniature from Jean Froissart, Chroniques .. maître d'antoine de bourgogne et collab, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 August 1388
WhereOtterburn, United Kingdom55.237N, 2.195W
OutcomeScottish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstKingdom of Scotland
Casualties and losses2,800+ killed or capturedand100 or 500
Battlefield todayBattle of Otterburn battlefieldHistoric England entry 1000029, 227 ha
Part ofAnglo-Scottish Wars

Where it sits in the Anglo-Scottish Wars

Battle of Nesbit Moor, 1355Battle of Duns, 1372Battle of Otterburn, 1388Battle of Nesbit Moor, 1402Battle of Homildon Hill, 1402Battle of Yeavering, 1415Battle of Piperdean, 1436Battle of Sark, 1448Capture of Berwick, 1482Battle of the Firth of Forth, 1489Battle of Haddon Rig, 1542Battle of Solway Moss, 1542Battle of Ancrum Moor, 1545Battle of Pinkie, 1547Siege of Haddington, 1548Battle of Drumlanrig, 1548Raid of the Redeswire, 157513551575Battle of Otterburn, 1388
17 placed engagements of the Anglo-Scottish Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 August 1388
PlaceOtterburn, United Kingdom
55.237N, 2.195W
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUp to 8,000Up to 6,000
Casualties and losses2,800+ killed or captured100 or 500
Commanders
  • Henry Percy (Hotspur)
  • James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas
Battle of OtterburnBattle of Otterburn5 km55.237N, 2.195W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the registered battlefield area (Historic England). Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Historic England registers this as the Battle of Otterburn battlefield (entry 1000029), 227 hectares, under the Open Government Licence.

Battle of Otterburn is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 695 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1648673, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Otterburn, revision 1384362342, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Battlefield boundary and area from Historic England (Open Government Licence). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.